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Granada Cross Country: Matador Girls’ Finishing Kick

High School Sports Features North Coast Section XC-Track-Running November 16, 2018 0

A Nucleus Of Four-Year Seniors Look To Close Their Dominant Granada Cross Country Careers With A Golden Flourish • Your commitment best be serious. Being part of the girls cross country varsity team at Granada High in Livermore is not for those seeking a leisurely run through the park. ... Read more

Marcus Bagley Ups The Ante For Sheldon Hoops

High School Basketball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 16, 2018 0

With The Addition Of Marcus Bagley And Others, The Sheldon Huskies Are Built For Another State Title Run Release the Hounds! This past June, Marcus Bagley had little idea where he would spend his final two years of high school. That decision depended on where his older brother would... Read more

Ready To Run: Clayton Valley Basketball Is Turning It Up

High School Basketball North Coast Section November 16, 2018 0

Clayton Valley’s Senior Core Is Deep, Fast, Talented And Determined To One-Up The Program’s Terrific 2017-18 Season • Led by a trio of talented seniors, Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord opened its 2017-18 season with 18 straight wins. The Ugly Eagles were seemingly leading the charge of a wave of... Read more

Lion’s Share: Liberty Football’s Sione Vaki Does It All

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section November 15, 2018 0

The Liberty Football Team Isn’t A One-Man Show, But Senior Sione Vaki Sure Can Make It Look That Way At Times • Sione Vaki stands quietly on the sideline with teammates as the Liberty High football team’s special teams unit drills during a Thursday afternoon walk-through in late October. ... Read more

Bombs A-May: Behind St. Mary’s Football’s Hail Mary Playoff Win

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 14, 2018 1

After Missing His 2017 Season With A Shoulder Injury, Quarterback Noah May Delivered An Epic Hail Mary Throw To Send St. Mary’s Football Into The Sac-Joaquin Semifinals • Call it luck, or call it skill. The truth is it’s a little of both for the quarterback of the St.... Read more

Inderkum Football: Depth Charge

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 8, 2018 0

With No Obvious Superstars, Inderkum Football Has Used Its Widespread Talent To Carry On A Tradition Of Excellence • As November arrives, high school football looks to the postseason and gridiron news also centers on student-athletes making commitments to colleges. Inderkum football has been at the center of both of... Read more

Johnny Guzman Has Del Oro Football In Top Gear

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 2, 2018 0

Del Oro Football Touchdown Specialist Johnny Guzman Has The Golden Eagles Speeding Into The Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs • Vin Diesel wants a 10-second car, but Del Oro football coach Jeff Walters only asks for a 12-second touchdown. Walters, whose team is bound for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs after a... Read more

St. Francis Volleyball: Troubie Tough

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 23, 2018 0

With A Delta League Title And No. 1 Seed Already Secured By The Sacramento Power, St. Francis Volleyball Begins The Second Season As A Force To Be Reckoned With • Sorry boys, but if your Homecoming date plays the St. Francis volleyball team, you’re officially on standby. That’s because... Read more

Pleasant Grove’s Bright Lights

High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 17, 2018 0

Youngest Light Sisters Are Helping Pleasant Grove Volleyball Illuminate A Path Toward Sac-Joaquin Section Glory • It is the middle of an era of sorts for the Pleasant Grove volleyball program. It’s an era of Light, as in the Light sisters. And while the two youngest Light sisters, Vivian and... Read more

Concord’s Rayna Stanziano Sets A Quiet Pace

High School Sports Features North Coast Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner XC-Track-Running October 7, 2018 0

Underrated and Understated, Concord High’s Rayna Stanziano Has Quietly Become One Of The East Bay’s Best Distance Runners • Rayna Stanziano reflects the tranquil nature of Concord High’s cross country team, appreciating more subtle aspects of competition and sport, rather than the trophies and banners that larger programs collect... Read more

Placer BloodLINE: Capra Brothers Power Hillmen

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section October 5, 2018 0

Joey Capra Is The Last Of A Trio Of Linemen Brothers Who Have Brought A Pac-12 Sparkle — And More Than A Few Banners — To Placer Football • Legends linger a little longer in Auburn, home to the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race, California’s longest-lasting prep basketball tournament... Read more

Alhambra Volleyball’s Sterling Example

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 4, 2018 0

With Her Strong Leadership And Powerful Game, Sterling Parker Is Leaving An Impact On Alhambra Volleyball And A Mark On The Competition • One may be the loneliest number, but being the only senior on the Alhambra High girls volleyball roster has made Sterling Parker reach new levels even... Read more